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Federica Marsi

‘From the river to the sea’: What does the Palestinian slogan really mean?

Pro-Palestinian protesters hold a banner reading 'Free Palestine' during a rally in Geneva [Fabrice Coffrini/AFP]

A slogan calling for freedom from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea has drawn scrutiny after pro-Palestinian demonstrators across the Western world were met with attempts to curtail its use.

From Beirut to London, from Tunis to Rome, calls for a ceasefire ending Israel’s relentless bombing of Gaza were interspersed with the slogan: “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

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